- gorilla go·ril·la n
- [ɡə'rɪlə]
gorilla m inv
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gorilla — ☆ gorilla [gə ril′ə ] n. [< Gr gorillai, a tribe of hairy women, recorded by Hanno, Carthaginian navigator, as the native name in use in W Africa in the 5th c. B.C. for wild creatures found there] 1. the largest, and most powerful of the great … English World dictionary
Gorilla — Go*ril la, n. [An African word; found in a Greek translation of a treatise in Punic by Hanno, a Carthaginian.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorilla — gorillalike, adj. gorillian, gorilline /geuh ril uyn, in/, adj. gorilloid, adj. /geuh ril euh/, n. 1. the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising … Universalium
gorilla — go·ril·la (gə rĭl’ə) n. 1) Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair. 2) Slang a) A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude … Word Histories
Gorilla — Go|ril|la [go rɪla], der; s, s: großer Menschenaffe mit kräftigem Körperbau und dunkelbraunem bis schwarzem Fell. Syn.: ↑ Affe. * * * Go|rịl|la 〈m. 6; Zool.〉 bis 2 m großer Menschenaffe, der in Familien od. Herden die Wälder Äquatorialafrikas… … Universal-Lexikon
gorilla — go·rìl·la s.m.inv. 1a. AD grande scimmia alta anche più dell uomo, con braccia lunghe e robuste e folto pelo scuro, diffusa nell Africa equatoriale | TS zool.com. unica specie del genere Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), la più grande delle scimmie… … Dizionario italiano
gorilla snot — (guh.RIL.uh snawt) n. A glue like substance that is spread over sand to prevent a dust cloud from forming whenever a helicopter takes off or lands. Example Citation: Here, brown out is a significant problem with the helicopters, as their rotating … New words
gorilla — go•ril•la [[t]gəˈrɪl ə[/t]] n. pl. las 1) mam the largest anthropoid ape, Gorilla gorilla, of equatorial Africa, vegetarian and mainly terrestrial 2) an ugly or brutish person 3) sts a hoodlum or thug • Etymology: 1790–1800; < NL < Gk… … From formal English to slang
gorilla — go|ril|la [gəˈrılə] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: Gorillai, name of an African tribe of hairy women in old stories] 1.) a very large African monkey that is the largest of the ↑apes 2.) a man who is very large and who looks as if he might… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gorilla — go|ril|la [ gə rılə ] noun count 1. ) a large strong African wild animal that is similar to a monkey but much larger and lives in forests 2. ) INFORMAL a big man who seems stupid or violent … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Gorilla — Go|ril|la der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. gorilla, dies aus gr. Goríllai, eigtl. »behaarte Wilde in Afrika« (westafrik. Wort)>: 1. größter Menschenaffe (in Kamerun u. im Kongogebiet). 2. (Jargon) Leibwächter (der üblicherweise von kräftig… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
